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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

I had previously mentioned in my
prior post that I was going to post this second card yesterday, but I totally forgot .

This is the birthday
card I made for my Nephew Kyle. He is actually a goalie, and I just wasn’t
able to find a goalie digi that I liked until I came across this one by Kenny K Downloads.

I simply
fell in love with this little fella’s smug expression, so I just had to have
it. I spoke briefly with my nephew this past Saturday while at a family function, and I apologized to him for
not picking a goalie image. He told me that it didn’t matter because he liked
the one I picked, and was only too willing to
mimic it perfectly!

I have
personally named this confident little fella, Hockey Guy Ky.

A closer
look…

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I printed
him out onto Neenah card stock and coloured him with my Copic markers. I tried to match up his jersey with Kyle's own hockey team colours.

Jersey – B32, 34, 37,
39

Pants – C3, 5, 7, 9

Skates – N1, 2, 3, 5, 7 BG11

Gloves - W00, 1, BG 000

Helmet – C3, 5, 7, 9

Hockey Stick – E51, 53, 55
W3

Skin – E0000, 000, 01

I used
basic plain card stock, and embossed the white background piece. Then I bought a bunch
of hockey stickers from Michaels to finish it off.

There you have it, two birthdays down and two masculine cards created.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Well it’s
been almost three weeks since I posted about the loss of my sweet Lucy, and I
must say that I am still relatively numb inside.

I am pretty much like a zombie, just going through
the motions of everyday life, but with each passing day I find myself crying
less and less. I am grateful that it is this time of the year
because my gardens have been keeping me busy and my mind otherwise occupied. They seem to
be a source of comfort in some ways.

I would also like to thank those of you that took the time to leave me a comment. Your kind words felt like genuine hugs during the initial stages of my grieving.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hello there my crafty peeps, yes I have
indeed been missing in action. However, it has not been without good reason, and
I am here to catch you up as to why.

Firstly, I am no longer on any permanent
design teams at the moment as I have stepped down from Through the Classroom
Door. I had a wonderful time with all the amazing and very talented girlies over there, but it's
time for some fresh talent.

Secondly, I took a little vacation to St.
Lucia with my husband where we combined a destination wedding with some much
needed R & R. There was about 45 of us in total, and I must say that there
was certainly a lot of laughter and never a dull moment.

Sadly though, my well rested soul became very
stressed within a 24 hour period of my arrival home. My precious, beautiful and
very sweet Yorkshire terrier, Lucy, became very ill. Prior to leaving on our
trip she had been unwell, and we were in the investigation stages as to her
medical issues.

We had originally received a diagnosis of Cushing’s
disease, but it turned out that she in fact had been suffering from Leukemia
all along. Her prognosis was grim to say the least and we found ourselves in
the awful position of having to consider Euthanasia.

We walked down that dreaded lonely road and
said goodbye to Lucy this past Saturday. I haven’t been right since,
and I know it is only with the passing of time that will help heal my broken heart, From past experience, I
know only too well that it will in fact be a very long time.

I would like to share a
beautiful tribute to my beautiful Lucy that a relatively new friend took the
time to do for us.

I recently guest designed on
his blog, and when he heard about my loss it didn’t take him very long to
create something unique and very special for us.

I would like to share his
amazing creation, which is a combination of his gorgeous collage sheet "Flowers and Butterflies" and one of
my favorite photos of Lucy that was taken a few years back.

We were hanging out in the garden, something she loved to do, and if you can believe it, I
had caught her on many occasions actually smelling the flowers!

Needless to say I am extremely moved by his
kindness, especially because it is directed to a person he barely knows. I
guess we are all bonded universally when it comes to the love and loss of a
wonderful pet.

So my friends, I will be taking the time that
is needed to heal, and will likely continue to be away from my blog for a wee
while longer. However, I am intending to continue to guest design for Nicecrane
Designs from time to time, and likely continue to create personal cards for family and friend. I don’t want to fall away from
this much loved pastime or my connection to the outside crafty world and the friends I've made here.

In closing, thank you from the bottom of my heart Ignacio
for your unbelievable kindness. I will treasure this photo collage for a lifetime. I would also like to thank some other friends, and
you know who you are, for taking the time to contact me whether it be an email,
phone call, Facebook or impromptu drop in visit to make sure I am ok. Your care and
concern is truly appreciated.

Guest Designer

I'm a winner

About Me

In 2000 I was stricken with a life altering illness that ended my professional career in law enforcement. You think your life is going according to plan, and then one day you wake up and it all changes. I have many physical disabilities that rob me of my independence. After overcoming many hurdles there came the day when I desperately needed to find something meaningful to do with my time. It had to be constructive, challenging, and had to keep my brain active. I tried so many different things that just didn’t light that spark, so I kept trying new things and so on. One day I found myself dabbling in the paper crafting world where I developed a passion for Copic Marker colouring, and guess what, I found that spark. Now I have a new passion, a new direction wherein that I want to learn more and more.
If somebody had of told me that I would eventually create a blog and display my artistic abilities within it I would have told them they were off their rocker! However, I didn't get here alone; together with the love of a wonderful man, a truly amazing family, my masterful friend Sean, and along with some awesome and wacky women friends, I was able to get it together.